ABOUT THE COMPANY:

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future

JOB SUMMARY

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, … a champion..

In 2021, UNICEF adopted a new Gender Policy and Gender Action Plan 2022-2025 (GAP), to advance advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in key areas of UNICEF’s work. The GAP specifies five targeted priorities for adolescent girls – adolescent health and nutrition; education and skills; preventing child marriage and violence; menstrual health and hygiene and social protection. It also provides a gender focus on key results in the major sectoral areas of UNICEF’s work: health and nutrition; education; child protection; water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and social protection and also describes a series of actions to establish more gender transformative workplaces in UNICEF, including rolling out family friendly policies and achieving gender parity at all levels of staffing.

Building on lessons learned from previous GAPs, UNICEF is applying a gender transformative lens to programme and policy efforts; tackling underlying barriers to gender equality and redressing traditional gender norms. This means stepping up our programming in several areas, such as partnering with men and boys as champions for equality; centering girls’ voices and leadership in programmatic action; and incorporating efforts to tackle gender restrictive norms at policy/ budget, community and individual levels.

How can you make a difference?

The Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist – Gender and Development position is a vital part of the team in the Gender Section, Programme Division, at UNICEF NY Headquarters. Reporting to the Senior Adviser (Institutional Accountability), you will play a key role in supporting the Gender Section’s commitment to technical excellence and quality in programmatic work on gender equality, as well as in strengthening institutional capacity and systems as outlined in the Gender Action Plan (GAP).

Your responsibilities will include providing technical support on gender in five specific areas:

1. Monitoring progress and reporting on the GAP
2. Supporting the development and updating of global gender frameworks
3. Providing technical support to UNICEF’s Regional and Country offices on the implementation of the GAP
4. Developing gender-related global publications, briefing notes, and reports
5. Coordinating knowledge management systems for the section

In addition, your responsibilities include:

Monitoring progress and reporting on the GAP

• Analyze and compile various data sources necessary for monitoring progress on the Gender Action Plan (GAP).
• Draft comprehensive reports on GAP progress, including biannual reports for the GAP Steering Committee and the Annual Report for the Executive Board.
• Lead the collection and organization of gender-related data on GAP indicators.
• Serve as the key technical support member to the Gender Section’s senior staff, ensuring accurate and effective data reporting and analysis.

Providing support to the development and updating of global gender frameworks

• Support the incorporation of evaluation findings into the development of the new Strategic Plan and Gender Action Plan.
• Develop new gender indicators and guide users on their application for outcome analysis.
• Work with colleagues in the Gender Section, Programme Group, and other Divisions to ensure their work is gender-responsive, especially through their respective measurement frameworks.

Providing technical support to UNICEF’s Regional and County offices on the implementation of the GAP

• Assist in creating training, operational, and policy guidance documents and tools to support field staff in implementing the Gender Action Plan (GAP) and promoting gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women across UNICEF’s programming.
• Provide guidance to Country and Regional Offices on developing gender profiles, conducting gender reviews, and ensuring high-quality planning and monitoring related to the GAP.
• Advise on the effective use of the Gender Equality Marker and the proper coding of workplan activities to reflect gender-related objectives.

Developing gender-related global publications, briefing notes and reports

• Conduct research and analyze data to produce global reports, briefing notes, publications, and presentations on gender-related topics.
• Coordinate and prepare contributions to key UN monitoring processes and reports, including the System-wide Action Plan annual report and the biennial Secretary General’s Report on Girls.

Consolidating knowledge management systems for the section

• Support the development and coordination of a knowledge management system for the Gender Section and UNICEF’s broader gender network.
• Oversee the management of the section’s internet, intranet, and team collaboration sites.
• Serve as the focal point for reviewing, consolidating, and assessing the relevance of materials shared through web-based portals, webinars, network meetings, and special events.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.

Work Experience:

A Minimum five years of relevant work experience at national and/or international level in monitoring and evaluation on gender is required.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Desirables:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of global gender equality issues,
• Sectoral expertise in at least one of UNICEF’s key sectoral areas including health, nutrition, education, protection, WASH, and social policy.
• Demonstrated skills on gender data, measurement, writing, and knowledge management.
• Expérience in using corporate monitoring and reporting systems

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children.

All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

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